Generation Steel release new single & video "Witches Cross" and kick-off "Steelmachine” album pre-sale!

For the German heavy metal quintet GENERATION STEEL, the signs are literally pointing to a storm: The band has strengthened its line-up in many areas and is ready to launch a true head-banger - their third studio album, “Steelmachine.”

The previously released title track already perfectly showcased the direction they’re heading in. With new members Thilo Herrmann (guitar, ex-RUNNING WILD, ex-GRAVE DIGGER, ex-RISK) and Mike Stark (vocals, FEANOR, STORMBURNER), the band has reinvented itself. Together with Piet Sielck, who has already put his stamp on classics by GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, and GRAVE DIGGER, they forged nine steel-hard tracks that perfectly embody traditional heavy metal.

Today marks the release of “Witches Cross,” the second single - a dark true-metal banger accompanied by an impressive music video.

Stream/Download: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/witches-cross

Videoclip: https://youtu.be/7ig_JadnBqM

"The song ‘Witches Cross’ tells the story of the witch hunts in the Middle Ages, but it also serves as a metaphor for exclusion, fear, and blind fanaticism. Historical events here serve as a mirror to our own time, in which people are still hastily judged and publicly pilloried. The song is meant to remind us how important it is to prioritize truth, humanity, and critical thinking over prejudice,” explains band founder and guitarist Jack The Riffer.

Also starting today is the pre-sale for the “Steelmachine” album, which will be released on CD and as a limited-edition orange vinyl (plus a signed autograph card). New merchandise and bundles are also available in the band and label shops.

Get the album here: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/GS-steelmachine

Get the CD, LP, merchandise, and bundles on Bandcamp: https://ff-generationsteel.bandcamp.com/album/steelmachine

Anyone who loves honest, traditional German heavy metal will quickly take “Steelmachine” to their metal heart. The quintet not only transports us back to the glorious ’80s but also shows just how timeless true metal is. Nine home runs that will make every metalhead’s heart beat faster.

"Steelmachine" tracklist:

1. Steelmachine

2. Wings Of Fire

3. Witches Cross

4. The Priest

5. I Am The Storm

6. Fields Of Pain

7. Rise Up (feat. Piet Sielck)

8. New Frontiers

9. Island Of Tragedy

Stay Metal – Stay Steel!

Starting in November, GENERATION STEEL will join their compatriots from IRON SAVIOR and MYSTIC PROPHECY on their double-headliner tour, rounding out the teutonic metal trio. “We can’t wait to present our new line-up and our new songs to you. The Heavy Metal Mania tour is the perfect setting for this. Together with our friends from Mystic Prophecy and Iron Savior, we’ll deliver some metal madness,” announces guitarist Jack The Riffer.

HEAVY METAL MANIA TOUR '26

Double Headliners: Mystic Prophecy & Iron Savior

Special Guest: Generation Steel

Tickets: tinyurl.com/heavy-metal-mania-tour-26

• 13 Nov 2026 · (GER) Siegburg Kubana Live Club
• 26 Nov 2026 · (GER) Nuremberg Hirsch
• 27 Nov 26 · (GER) Lindau Club Vaudeville
• 28 Nov 26 · (GER) Freiburg Crash
• 3 Dec 26 · (GER) Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
• 4 Dec 26 · (GER) Bochum Matrix
• 5 Dec 2026 · (GER) Oldenburg MTS
• 10 Dec 2026 · (BE) Kortrijk DVG Club
• 11 Dec 2026 · (GER) Osnabrück Hyde Park
• 12 Dec 2026 · (GER) Cologne MTC
• 13 Dec 2026 · (GER) Mannheim 7er Club